Norway tests Russia’s patience: New tensions emerge

Russia has lodged a protest with Norway over the seizure of Russian property following applications by Ukrainian companies.

TodayPress TV  reports that ,Norway’s Chargé d’Affaires Bjorn Svenungsen, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, where he was handed a formal note of protest over the seizure of Russian property.

The Russian Foreign Ministry demanded that Norway comply unconditionally with international law, including the provisions of the Spitsbergen Treaty.

In a statement, the ministry said that the seizure of the Professor Molchanov vessel had seriously restricted Russian citizens’ ability to travel freely to the archipelago.

Kubra Musayeva